How do others transport their Coker ? I don’t want to put it on a bike rack on the back of the car exposed to the elements. I know unicycle.com has a ballistic nylon bag for the 24" unicycle. Does anyone know who makes these bags, and if they’d consider a production run of larger bags to fit the 36" wheel ?
Mike
Re: Coker travel bag ?
Buy a car that the Coker fits in. 
When I went car shopping I broght my Coker with me. I told them that I needed a smallish car that the Coker would fit in easily. The Coker quickly narrowed down the available cars for me. A sedan was out, as was the smaller hatchbacks like the VW Golf. I ended up with a Subaru Impreza wagon. When I went to pick up the car I rode the Coker to the dealership and drove off with the Coker in the back.
There should be a catagory in the unicycle fanatic test
<http://www.unicycle.uk.com/uni-fanatic.asp> that asks if you bought a car specifically to fit your unicycles.
The ballistic nylon bag is made by Roach. You’d have to contact unicycle.com to find out if they can get Roach to make a Coker sized bag.
Re: Coker travel bag ?
> > *How do others transport their Coker ? I don’t want to put it on a
> > bike rack on the back of the car exposed to the elements. I know
> > unicycle.com has a ballistic nylon bag for the 24" unicycle. Does
> > anyone know who makes these bags, and if they’d consider a production
> > run of larger bags to fit the 36" wheel ?
> >
> > Mike *
>
> Buy a car that the Coker fits in.
Exactly.
>
> When I went car shopping I brought my Coker with me. I told them that I
> needed a smallish car that the Coker would fit in easily. The Coker
> quickly narrowed down the available cars for me. A sedan was out, as
> was the smaller hatchbacks like the VW Golf. I ended up with a Subaru
> Impreza wagon. When I went to pick up the car I rode the Coker to the
> dealership and drove off with the Coker in the back.
Honda Odyssey holds six Cokers and six unicyclists <sarcasm> in perfect
comfort </sarcasm>.
>
> There should be a category in the unicycle fanatic test
> <http://www.unicycle.uk.com/uni-fanatic.asp> that asks if you bought a
> car specifically to fit your unicycles.
>
> The ballistic nylon bag is made by Roach. You’d have to contact
> unicycle.com to find out if they can get Roach to make a Coker sized
> bag.
Roach is so cool you could contact them directly and ask. Or both.
Honda Civic Hatchback holds a Coker plus a couple and tools if you put down the back seats. Nice reliable, inexpensive car. Three or four freestyles and three passengers works well too.
A cheap, used, Mazda pickup truck holds 14 MUnis.
http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/album83/aaa
I don’t know how many Cokers it holds.
with 6 bungee cords,a Coker will fit on the back of my Burley kid trailer.
Re: Re: Coker travel bag ?
Couldnt you theoretically just contact roach directly? They do custom orders right?
Re: Re: Coker travel bag ?
Thanks for the automotive (& Burley) tips, but “Cars that will carry a Coker” will have to be a different thread. I already know I can get my 24" Miyata, Schwinn Giraffe, 7-foot Tom Miller giraffe & 45" Tom Miller big wheel on the back of a car with a Rhode Gear 2-bike rack. I’m looking for a way to protect the deluxe Coker from the rain, etc. in hopes of taking it on longer business trips.
I sent an email to Roach about possibly making a bag for the 36" wheel similar to the 24" bag they already make.
Mike
Re: Coker travel bag ?
Let us know what Roach has to say on that.
Thanks,
Nathan
“entertainer” <entertainer.bts90@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote in message
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> I sent an email to Roach about possibly making a bag for the 36" wheel
> similar to the 24" bag they already make.
>
> Mike
Two possible things to look at, both at a music shop:
Can you get a soft cover for a double bass? If so, will that be big enough?
Alternatively a drum or cymbal case - these are available in soft or hard, so there might be something available.
(Somehwere on this list ages ago was a picture of someone using what looked like a banjo bag for a smallish uni.)